The former Liverpool goalkeeper’s comeback game ended in defeat,but for Foster,her family and the medical experts who treated her,it was a major victory.
Daniel Arzani demonstrated his solidarity with women’s rights protestors in his birth country,Iran,after producing a moment of class on Sunday that will surely improve his World Cup selection chances.
Oliver Sail produced a stunning performance for Wellington,making a string of fine saves in a 1-1 draw in Leichhardt.
The Phoenix’s match against Melbourne Victory on Wednesday will be played in an empty WIN stadium after just 568 fans turned up for their last game.
The critics were really getting to Sydney FC,and now they have fired back where it counts:on the field,with their first win of the A-League Men campaign.
Sunday’s 3-0 win shoots Sydney FC to equal-top of the A-League Women’s ladder - and the two perennial powers seem to be the clear title contenders once again on the early evidence thus far.
A match the new-look Wanderers were predicted to win easily ended in a stalemate as they were held by a disciplined Wellington on Friday.
Carl Robinson was aiming for a top-four finish this season,if not top two. Instead,his side need a miracle to make the finals after losing to the Wellington Phoenix.
Fans of A-League club Wellington Phoenix will be barred from bringing national flags to their two homecoming matches in New Zealand after Tomer Hemed’s controversial goal celebrations last weekend.
Israeli striker Tomer Hemed smashed a dramatic 88th minute leveller for Wellington Phoenix in their 2-2 draw with Melbourne City,and was then booked by referee Alireza Faghani after he pulled out a kippah and donned the brimless cap as part of his goal celebration.
Melbourne Victory are looking to sign former Sydney FC player and assistant Ufuk Talay as their coach for next year as they linger at the bottom of the A-League.